Gary Meers, Ed.D.

About me

I am an Education Advisor/Consultant for MaxKnowledge. I write courses that assist in the professional development of career college instructors. These courses range in content from the introductory level to advanced instructional development. I started my teaching career as an instructional technology teacher on the high school level, completed graduate school and then moved into higher education. I spent many years in the area of teacher training at the University of Nebraska. While at the University of Nebraska I stared working with career college instructors to improve their instructional delivery skills. As a result of these experiences I have been a consultant to career colleges throughout the United States and a number of foreign countries.

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The Human Factor in Retention

Hi Thomas, Good point about working with these challenging students. The human factor can help you get through to them or at least help them to understand the necessity for learning the course content, even if they already know everything in the world. Gary

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The Human Factor in Retention

Hi Lori, I think you are doing a great service to and for your students by helping them with their communication skill development. All careers require communication so the better these skills are the greater their career growth and opportunities for advancement. Gary

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Making Instruction Relevant

Hi Susan, You are using a number of instructional strategies to engage your students. This really helps capture their attention. I think the use of history with current applications is a great way to make way to help students to see application and relevancy to what they are learning. Gary

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Motivating Learners

Hi Aimee, What are some ways you help your students to keep their motivation up when they start to get discouraged? Gary

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Motivating Learners

Hi Michelle, This is a great instructional format because it builds the confidence of students. They learn and then they apply. This is what application and relevancy is all about. Keep up the good work. Gary

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Motivating Learners

Hi Michelle, This is an ongoing process for instructors and I really appreciated your remarks about the need for this type of encouragement. The key as you mentioned is help them see what they are doing now is a part of their future. They have to keep their vision in front of them if they are going to stay enrolled and working to succeed. Gary

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Developing Student Rapport

Hi Jana, Rapport is so important for teaching success. You have given some great advice for instructors to follow in order to develop rapport with their students. The human aspect of teaching is so important in building a connection between instructor and students. Gary

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Instructor Enthusiasm

Hi Michele, Thanks for sharing your approach. This shows that a course like Medical Coding can be offered in a way that keeps the students excited and engaged while have a good time learning. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi All, Thank all of you for comments on how to identify and develop your instructional style. You all have shared many great ideas that will help all of us to become better instructors. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Crystal, You are doing all of the right things as a developing new instructor. Take the feedback and grow from it. To receive some lower or more critical evaluations is to be expected (not necessarily liked) because you are working outside of your comfort zone as you develop your expertise. Your next evaluations will be much better because you have grown from the experience you have gained during the past quarter. If you have any specific questions about instructional development I will be glad to try and answer them. Good luck! Gary

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